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■spicLious and near the t. a. line. The median shade is less prominent and 

 the t. a. line more distinct and widely geminate. Hind wings white, like 

 xyliniforniis, but the fringe is merely black dotted, not cut with black as in 

 the Eastern species. The palpi exceed the front more prominently than 

 in A. xylijiifonnis. Exp. 40 m. m. " June 5th," Mr. Behrens. 



7. Fcralia fcbrualis QxxoiQ. List of the Noct. of N. Am., p. 60. 

 " Sanzalito," Mr. Behrens, "February 12th." 



8. Agrotis saucia (Hubner), Bull. Buff. Soc. X. S., i, p. 135. 

 "Oakland," No. 15, 'Mr. Behrens. 



g, Agrotis fennica (Tauscher.) 



" Kodiak," No. 13, Mr. Behrens. A single ^ , which agrees with 

 Herrich-Schaeffer's figure 146, except that the hind wings are very pale 

 -and whitish. 



10. Agrotis lycannn Herrich-Sch., figs. 122-124. 



No. 1392, Mr. Hy. Edwards; No. 31, Mr. Behrens. This species, 

 which seems to be very common in California, I have determined with 

 hesitation. I cannot discover, however, any difference of importance 

 between Herrich-Schaeffer's figures, above cited, and the material before 

 me. 



11. Agrotis Vancouver ensis Grote, Bull. Buff. Soc. N. S., i, p. 134, 

 plate 4, fig. 4. 



"Vancouver's Island," No. 2624, Mr. Hy. Edwards. 



12. Agrotis formalis Grote, List of the Noctuid^ of N. Am., p. 61, 

 California, Mr. Behrens. 



7-j. Agrotis Wilsoni Grote, List of the Noct. of N. Am., p. (i2. 

 California, Nos. 12 and 24, Mr. Behrens. 



14. Agrotis specialis Grote, List of the Noct. of N. Am., p. 62. 

 California, Mr. Behrens. 



i^. Agrotis fuscigerus Grote. 



^ %. A species closely resembling y^. I CV^/tr^;//, but with notably 

 -darker and more fuscous hind wings in either sex. The primaries are 



